User blog comment:MochiMustache/So it happened one Wednesday... (DmC First Impressions)/@comment-5800900-20121128163236/@comment-87.164.178.250-20121204234248

I think the short Devil Trigger is just to balance out the way it works now - you may have noticed, but it regenerates health at a very high rate, and besides the usual bonuses, it also stuns all enemies (except bosses) in the area for its duration. However, the way it works now, I just use it to regenerate my health, instead of using it for quick damage boosts on stronger enemies and bosses like in the previous games. I preferred the way it worked previously.